Improvement in door-checks



G.`E. RITTEN'HUUSE.

Door-Checks.

N0. .3-Q082. Patenvted May 20. 1873.

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GEORGE E. BITTENHOUSE, OF AKRON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN DOOR-CHECKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,082, dated May 20,1873 application filed April 12, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, GEORGE E. RITTEN- HOUSE, of Akron, in the county ofSummit and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Vuseful Improvement inDoor-Fasteners, of

of devices adapted to be applied to doors for holding them open at anydesired angle 5 and it consists in a pivoted catch-lever, a notchedcircular plate, and a rod, all arranged to adapt the lever to be lockedin various positions, and thereby hold the rod engaged with the door, ashereinafter described.

In the drawing, A represents the door, to which is applied, at the sidewhich opensinto the room or other part of the building, a plate, B, witha notched circular flange a. It is made of brass or other suitablematerial, and screwed to the door by screws b. The lever C is appliedcentrally to catch B, moving freely around pivot d. At one end of lever(l is the button or knob e to the other end is pivoted rod D. The handleend of lever (l is slightly bent up, so as to pass freely over the teethof catch B, and has a pawl f applied at its lower side. A spring mayalso be arranged under lever C for holding the same in place on catch B.Instead of the lever arrangement an eccentric may be used, and also, ifdesired, another bolt, to act on the top, may be added. The lower end ofbolt D slides in guidestaple Z, and has a soft rubber capping, h,attached to it. Bolt D closes, when the door is shut,

into a recess, i, of the door-sill; when opened, it may be set and heldin any position by means of lever C and ratchet B, the rubber or leathercapping protecting the iloor orvcarpet against scratching or tearing bybolt D.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Pat- 111?- In coibination with the plate B provided with atoothed circular llange, a, the lever C pivoted thereto at cl and havingthe catch s, and the rod D with capping h, all arranged to operate asspecified.

GEORGE EGBEBT BITTENHOUSE.

Witnesses:

J. C. McNEIL, i A. D. FRENCH.

